Paint for car?

[mhsmonte]

This summer I plan on painting my car myself and it will be the first time I ever tried anything like this. In preparation I plan on reading books and watching tons of youtube videos to get as much info on the project as possible. My question for today is about a craigslist add in my hometown and I was wondering if this paint that is for sale is a good deal and if the clear coat, reducer, and hardener are OK for a beginner to use? The reason I asked was because of the quick drying aspect.... Here's the link http://lexington.craigslist.org/pts/4300035972.html

 

[67rstbkt]

This summer I plan on painting my car myself and it will be the first time I ever tried anything like this. In preparation I plan on reading books and watching tons of youtube videos to get as much info on the project as possible. My question for today is about a craigslist add in my hometown and I was wondering if this paint that is for sale is a good deal and if the clear coat, reducer, and hardener are OK for a beginner to use? The reason I asked was because of the quick drying aspect.... Here's the link http://lexington.craigslist.org/pts/4300035972.html

I've never heard of that brand, but I would advise against black if this is your first paint job.

 

[mhsmonte]

I've never heard of that brand, but I would advise against black if this is your first paint job.[/quote]

I understand that black is a hard paint color to paint but I love the look of it...

 

[mhsmonte]

Found a video of a guy using some of this company's product but he seems to be a professional so his paint job look really good and I know mine won't look that good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQiqCo1-miM

 

[FE3X CLONE]

I don't know how he can possibly say a person would not need any more materials. He has no idea what you are painting and what you're starting with.
Is your car black now? If not your going to need more paint than if it was because you'll have to paint the door jambs, inside of trunk and underside of trunk along with the underside of the hood. That'll eat the paint.
My car took 7 qts of color and 8 qts of clear but I had the extra body kit pieces too. Typically you can figure on 5 qts of color and a gallon of clear.
Believe it or not but typically, if this is your first paint job it can be better to buy a name brand, more expensive paint as it's more forgiving and will give you better results in the end. Just for reference.

You'll also need a lot of high build primer if you want the super slick look with black paint. I went through 2 gallons of it on my car.

For all of the Dupont paint, clear, hardener, activator, sealer and Mar-Hyde 2K high build primer I have roughly $1200 into just the materials. And that was with a body shop discount through a friend.

 

[67rstbkt]

True, black does look good, but it shows every imperfection. I would suggest practicing before you tackle the job. I started out by painting motorcycle parts and gradually got a feel for it. 2 pieces of a advice:
1: when you think it's ready for paint after prep, it's probably not. Keep at it, painting a car is 90% prep
2: look into and wear the appropriate safety gear, this stuff is really bad for you to be breathing

 

[mhsmonte]

I don't know how he can possibly say a person would not need any more materials. He has no idea what you are painting and what you're starting with.
Is your car black now? If not your going to need more paint than if it was because you'll have to paint the door jambs, inside of trunk and underside of trunk along with the underside of the hood. That'll eat the paint.
My car took 7 qts of color and 8 qts of clear but I had the extra body kit pieces too. Typically you can figure on 5 qts of color and a gallon of clear.
Believe it or not but typically, if this is your first paint job it can be better to buy a name brand, more expensive paint as it's more forgiving and will give you better results in the end. Just for reference.

You'll also need a lot of high build primer if you want the super slick look with black paint. I went through 2 gallons of it on my car.

For all of the Dupont paint, clear, hardener, activator, sealer and Mar-Hyde 2K high build primer I have roughly $1200 into just the materials. And that was with a body shop discount through a friend.

Thanks for the info that's the kind of info I was looking for. My car is not black now so its good to know the door jambs, trunk and under the hood will take a lot of paint. The info on amount to buy is really helpful!

 

[mhsmonte]

True, black does look good, but it shows every imperfection. I would suggest practicing before you tackle the job. I started out by painting motorcycle parts and gradually got a feel for it. 2 pieces of a advice:
1: when you think it's ready for paint after prep, it's probably not. Keep at it, painting a car is 90% prep
2: look into and wear the appropriate safety gear, this stuff is really bad for you to be breathing

I plan on practicing and I know the feeling of when you think something is finished but its not from dealing with drywall which is way easier than metal work lol!

 

[67rstbkt]

Cool, sounds like you're on the right track. In addition to DuPont, I've had good success with PPG's lower line of paint - Omni
Of course, I feel the actual ppg is superior, but if you're on a budget it's worth looking into. I have also heard of people having good luck with a company called SPI; it's very reasonably priced, but I have never used it so can't really provide an opinion

 

[mhsmonte]

Cool, sounds like you're on the right track. In addition to DuPont, I've had good success with PPG's lower line of paint - Omni
Of course, I feel the actual ppg is superior, but if you're on a budget it's worth looking into. I have also heard of people having good luck with a company called SPI; it's very reasonably priced, but I have never used it so can't really provide an opinion

I been reading forums and ppg pops up alot and some people claim that matrix is quite similar to ppg because a former employ of ppg started matrix... I'm gonna keep doing a lot of research because I probably won't paint for awhile but I'm trying to start buying my supplies really soon!!!!!